evaluation of the ergonomic management in health houses of arsanjan city in 2023

Introduction: health care workers are frontline service providers who play a vital role in maintaining and improving health community. they may be injured due to poor ergonomics in the work environment, disrupting the provision of optimal health care. ergonomic management can protect these workers from irreversible complications. for this reason, the present study aimed to investigate ergonomics management in health houses in arsanjan city. methods: this qualitative study was conducted in 1402, where 11 participants were selected by purposive sampling. the data collection method was semi-structured interviews with health workers working in health centers over the phone. data analysis was done using qualitative content analysis with coding. results: four main contents were identified:” the state of education, the state of demographic variables, the state of equipment, and the state of work environment of health workers working “ and 20 sub-themes. this study shows that the ergonomic conditions of the work environment were favorable in most of the health houses and unfavorable in some of the old health houses. most of the health workers did not know about the correct ergonomics of using the computer, the sitting position, and touching the mouse, but they reported favorable conditions regarding the ventilation condition, the appropriate size of the door, the exit location, and the presence of some equipment.conclusion: therefore, given that the lack of sufficient training is the most important known ergonomic problem, this study suggested that managers of health houses hold annual training courses on ergonomics in the workplace and that the evaluation of ergonomics is one of the monitoring priorities of policymakers and managers.